Clinical Midwife/Nurse Educator
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ569275 Requisition #
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse/Midwife Educator
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $55.31 - $57.11 per hour
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ569275
Applications Close: 29/04/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
Our team in the Nepean Antenatal Ward is seeking to engage a Clinical Nurse/Midwife Educator to join their service. Our district's Nursing and Midwifery Workforce aims to provide safe, compassionate, person-centred health care in collaboration with patients, families, carers and multidisciplinary teams. Your role will see you promote a culture of development and inquiry that actively encourages and facilitates clinical learning, evidence based best practice, reflective practice, and ownership of professional development.
The Clinical Nurse/Midwife Educator (CNME) works in consultation with the Nursing/Midwifery Unit Managers (NMUMs) in the identification, plannning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of education and development programs for staff working in the ward/unit/service. The incumbent will ensure the provision of clinical teaching, orientation, skill accreditation, and professional development support for all nursing staff and students. The position is also expected to teach courses appropriate to nursing within facilities across the district.
We invite you to take this next step and grow your career with us. Apply Today!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role:
- Current registration to practice as a Registered Nurse/Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) and relevant clinical or education post registration qualifications, or such education and clinical experience in Child and Family Health nursing deemed appropriate by the employer.
- Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes that align with NSW Health's organisation's CORE values of; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, when interacting with staff, patients, consumers, and carers.
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement and evaluate clinical education at the ward/unit level, and provide support and guidance to ensure an appropriately skilled and qualified nursing workforce, working within appropriate models of care.
- Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based practice, continuous quality improvement and the maintenance of a learning environment that values and encourages learning and reflective practice.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills, including negotiation, feedback and conflict resolution.
- Demonstrated ability to motivate, support and engage people in the clinical setting and work professionally in a multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of computer literacy and experience using Microsoft Office Suite and record management systems.
- Current valid Drivers Licence (P1 Acceptable) with proven good driving record and a willingness to use for work purposes. This will include driving long distances across the Local Health District.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Monica Bliss on Monica.Bliss@health.nsw.gov.au
